As we sit here, wondering how the next chapter of Middle East violence will erupt, or what our real options are with China or our other "friends" who continue to jail an silence their native critics, we have to ask ourselves: is America what the world needs? Are we going to be like the British in a year or two: that cute little used-to-be empire that talks funny and everyone can't quite take seriously? My answer is probably. Yes. And why not? THAT sure would take the pressure off. No one would expect us to run around and "stabilize" things. We could turn inward and contemplate our navel, like the English, and sing songs about the old days.
Thought I'd just start things off with a lighter note. Things are about to get heavy.
